Causes

It is often a result of fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Current research also implicates other lifestyle choices made by the prospective mother...

 (FAS) caused by large alcohol intake in the first month of pregnancy.

It can be associated with trisomy 8

Trisomy 8

Trisomy 8 is a human chromosomal disorder caused by having three copies of chromosome 8. It can appear with or without mosaicism.-Characteristics:...

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It can also be associated with fragile X syndrome.

Metopic synostosis, the early closure of metopic suture during skull development in children can also cause hypotelorism